the royal pregnancy of kate middleton. all ahead at the top of the hour. >> nine months and counting. >>> our fifth story, those rumors of the royal baby. now true. the palace confirmed that today. after 19 months of marriage, the duchess of cambridge and prince william are expecting their first child. she was admitted to the hospital this afternoon. she had acute morning sickness. he was seen leaving the hospital later in the day. max foster who is outside that hospital for us. max? >> reporter: yeah, so a good sign that prince william left the hospital. meant he wasn't overly concerned, but having said that, she's still not 12 weeks pregnant. they were forced into an early announcement because kate was coming to the hospital here and it would have leakleaked. the queen and even prince charles weren't even told until today, so they haven't had time to be terribly concerned, but it's one of the best hospitals in britain and we'll wait and see. she's getting various treatments. they're giving annuie inine inid being told to